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Milvus.io PHP API Client

Milvus.io PHP API Client is an open-source PHP SDK built on Saloon that lets PHP applications interact with Milvus vector databases through REST v2 endpoints.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when a PHP application needs to send Milvus vector or database operations through the Milvus REST API, rather than implementing those requests directly.

Who it is for

  • PHP developers integrating vector search or vector-data operations with Milvus.
  • Laravel teams that want to use the provided facade and service-provider configuration.
  • Developers using standalone Saloon connectors without Laravel.

Documented uses

  • Search a Milvus collection for vectors similar to a supplied vector.
  • Insert, upsert, retrieve, query or delete vector records.
  • Create, inspect, list or drop collections and manage Milvus databases from PHP.
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Requirements & limits

The repository is public and specifies the MIT license. Installation is documented through Composer.

  • Laravel is optional; the client can also be used as a standalone Saloon connector.
  • The README lists PHP 8.3–8.5 and Laravel 12–13 as supported; Laravel 10 and 11 are marked for legacy compatibility.
  • The client targets Milvus REST v2 endpoints shared by Milvus 2.5–3.0 and reports testing against Milvus 2.5.21, 2.6.21 and 3.0.0.
  • Authentication configuration accepts a token or, in Laravel, a complete username-and-password pair used to build the raw username:password token.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Install the client and publish Laravel configuration

Add the package to a PHP project and, for Laravel, publish its configuration file.

Before you start

  • PHP 8.3–8.5
  • Composer
  • Laravel is required only for the configuration-publishing step.

Steps

  1. Install the package with Composer using composer require helgesverre/milvus.

  2. In a Laravel project, publish the configuration with the command below.

    Documented command
    php artisan vendor:publish --tag="milvus-config"

  3. Configure the Milvus host and port, and provide either a token or a complete username-and-password pair.

Expected outcome

The package is installed, and a Laravel project has the published Milvus configuration file available.

Guide limitations

  • This guide covers installation and configuration only; it does not establish a successful connection.
  • Laravel 10 and 11 are listed as legacy compatibility targets, while Laravel 12–13 are supported.
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Source-based practical guide

Search a Milvus collection from Laravel

Use the documented Laravel facade example to request a similarity search against a collection.

Before you start

  • The package installed in a Laravel application
  • Milvus REST v2 access and configured credentials
  • An existing collection and a search vector compatible with its vector field

Steps

  1. Import HelgeSverre\Milvus\Facades\Milvus.

  2. Call Milvus::vector()->search() with the collection name, the query vector in data, and the vector field name in annsField.

Expected outcome

The application issues a vector similarity search request to Milvus.

Guide limitations

  • The example shows the request shape, not returned results or a verified connection.
  • The documented sample uses vector as the field name; the README identifies vector as a reserved field name for vector data.
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